Brake hanger retainer



Oct. 30, 1934. v. H. HARBERT BRAKE HANGER RETAINER Filed March 15, 1932 Imfenm" M45/wel Qlfi'lnfss'eS Patented Oct. 30, 1934 PATENT oFEIc BRAKE HANGER RETAINER Victor H. Harbert,

Railway corporation of Illinois Chicago, Ill., assignor to Illinois Equipment Company, Chicago, Ill., a.

Application March 15, 1932, Serial No. 598,957

6 Claims.

My` invention relates to means whereby the brake hangers of railroad cars are pendently and swingingly supported from the laterally disposed lugs or arms usually formed integral with the truck frame.

My invention has for its object the provision of a retainer which may be readily put into place and its removal, when occasion requires, as readily accomplished, and the hangers or links held in proper brake-applying position; while at the same time wear resulting from' the vibratory and swinging movements of the hangers, will be takenzcare of by the retainer and a non-chattering relation between the retainer and the truckframe provided. i

The objects and advantages of my invention will be readily comprehended` from the following detailed description of the drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of an arm or projection integral with the rtruck frame, a portion whereof, partly in section, is shown and the' upper portion of a'hanger.

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view taken substantially on the line 2-2 of Figure'l. i

Figure 3 is a perspective View of one member of the retainer.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the other member or element of the retainer.

` My improved retainer is especially intended for usewith a truck frame having a suitable pocket or socket adapted to receive the retainer with one end of the hanger and in the particular exemplification a portion of a truck frame is shown at V10,

`provided with an arm or extension 11 usually formed integral therewith and disposed in a direction transversely of thetruck. The outer end ofthe arm on the wheel side thereof is provided with integral laterally disposed lugs 12, 13, spaced vertically apart to provide a pocket or socket therebetween 'as shown in Figure 2. l

The pocket or socket formed by the spaced apart lugs 12, 13 is intended to receive my improvedl retainer which consists of the two` elements or members 15 and 16 shown -in Figures 3 and 4; the lugs 12, 13 being connected intermediate of their sides by the spaced apart vertical webs 14, 14.

The member 1 5, which may be termed the inner or main member, preferably comprises a casting somewhat U-shape in cross-section, having an arcuaterear wall 15a, with the intermediate p0rtion thereof preferably provided with the right angular rib formations 17, 17 extending beyond the curved portion of the rear wall. These ribs 17, 17 not only reenforce the member but also (Cl. 18S-209) enter into the rear end of the pocket between the webs 14 in lapping engagement therewith; the forward faces of the webs generally being arcuate and therefore adapted to receive the arcuate or curved ends of the retainer member 15. 60.

The rear wall of member 15 constitutes substantially one-half of an annular socket or channel formed by the proper positioning of member 16 within member 15.

The two sides 18, 18 of member 15 are off-set 65 from the inner arcuate face of the end wall 15a; that is to say, the sides 18 are shown of slightly less thickness than end wall 15a so as to provide the inner shoulders 19, 19, disposed in the same vertical plane with each other and extending 7.0 lengthwise of the member.

The outer forward end of each side 18, intermediate of opposite ends of the member, is shown provided with the arcuate recess or socket 20; while the outer faces of the side portions 18, 18, 75- about the sockets 20, may have the rectangular countersinks or recesses as shown at 21 to receive a well known type of bolt retaining element not shown. v

The complementary member 16 also preferably 80 consists of a suitable casting or block consisting of the two sides 22, 22 and the intermediate body portion 23 formed to provide an arcuate channel or socket 24 on its hangeriengaging face. That is tosay, the arcuate face 24 is formed to 35 constitute, in conjunction with the curved wall 15n of member 15, an annular socket adapted to receive the end of the brake hanger or link 25 as disclosed in Figures 1 and 2 where the upper end `of a continuous link type of brake hanger 90 is shown.

The rear or outer wall of member 16, intermediate of the ends, is provided with a vertically disposed arcuate socket at 26 to provide passage for the `retaining orV fastening bolt 27 which 95 passes through suitable holes in the top and bottom lugs 12 and 13. The top and bottom sides of member 16 are preferably provided with a similar arcuate rib or boss 28 about the socket 26 and these ribs 28 are intended to enter the 100 respective arcuate socket 20 of member 15 when member 16 has been properly inserted inmember 15.

As is apparent from Figure 2, after the end of the link 25 has been put into place against 105 the arcuate rear wall of member 15, member 16 is then forced into place between the sides 18,

18 of member 15, with the arcuate socketed face 24 disposed toward the link. Member 16 is intended to be moved into member 15 until the 110 bil forward flat longitudinal edges or faces 29 of member 16 are in engagement with the shoulders 19, 19 of member 15, at which time the arcuate bosses or ribs 28 of member 16 will also be seated in the arcuate sockets 20 of member 15.

Shoulders 19 and arcuate ribs 28 act as stops for determining the interengaging relation between the two members and hence prevent a binding relation with the ends of the links 25 and permit free swinging movement of the latter.

The top and bottom sides 22 of member 16 are preferably given a slight taper toward the entering edges 29, as shown in Figure 4; and the inner faces of the top and bottom walls 18 of member 15 are preferably also correspondingly tapered toward the forward free edges thereof, so that when member 16 is driven into member 15, it will tend to spread the top and bottom walls 18 of member l5 into rm frictional or binding relation with the bracket forming lugs l2 and 13 of the truck frame.

I have described what is believed to be the simplest embodiment of my invention and have described the same interms employed merely for purposes of description and not as terms of limitation.

What I claim is:

1. A Vbrake hanger retainer comprising an elongated member, U-shape in vertical crosssection, the inner face of the rear wall being arcuate to provide a semi-cylindrical hanger receiving channel, the two side walls at the perimeters having recesses; and a complementary member providedon one side with a semi-cyllndrical recess extending from end to end of the member, said member being adapted to lit between the side walls of the first member and having bosses on its upper and lower si es adapted to enter the recesses in the side walls of the first member.

2. A brake hanger retainer comprising a pair of interengaging hanger holding members, one member being substantially U-shape in vertical cross-section with the inner face of its rear wall formed to provide a portion of a cylindrical hanger receiving channel and the upper and lower walls being off-set from said inner arcuate surface to provide shoulders, the other member on its one longitudinal side being formed to provide the other portion of the cylindrical hanger receiving channel, said last mentioned member being adapted to seat between Athe upper and lower walls of the first meml er against said shoulders, the thickness of the walls of the second member at their perimeters corresponding with the extent of off-set of the upper and lower walls of the first member, and means whereby the two members are held in interengaging relation.

3. A brake hanger retainer comprising a pair of complementary members adapted to interengage and provide a hanger receiving channel therebetween, the one member being substantially U-shape in cross-section, with the inner face of the rear wall made arcuate to constitute a portion of the channel and the top and bottom walls forward of said arcuate face being ofless thickness to provide shoulders onthe inner faces of the top and bottom Walls extending lengthwise of the member and in vertical alignment, said top and bottom walls on their opposing faces having a taper toward the open side of the member; the

other member having an arcuate recess in one of its longitudinal sides to constitute a portion of the hanger receiving channel, said second member being adapted to fit between the upper and lower sides of the first member, the outer faces of the top and bottom sides of he second member being tapered toward the recessed side so as to effect wedging relation with the top and bottom sides of the first member and to engage with the shoulders ofthe first member, the upper and lower walls on the recessed side of the second member at the perimeters being of thickness corresponding with the heighth of the shoulders of the first member; and means disposed transversely of the two members for maintaining the interengaging relation of the members.

4l. A brake hanger retainer comprising, in combination with a truck frame having vertically spaced lugs and spaced apart vertically extending webs between the lugs; a main member adapted to fit between said lugs and channeled lengthwise of its forward face, the rear wall of the member being provided with portions adapted to eX- tend between said webs, while the top and the bottom of the member at the forward longitudinal edge are provided with recesses; a complementary member channeled on one longitudinal side and adapted to t into said first member to combinedly provide a hanger receiving channel, said complementary member on its upper and lower sides and adjacent its outer longitudinal side having bosses adapted to enter the recesses in the top and bottom of the first member whereby longitudinal movement of the complementary member is prevented; and means adapted to engage with said lugs and be disposed transversely of the members whereby the latter are locked in place.

5. A brake hanger retainer comprising, in combination with a truck frame having vertically spaced lugs connected by spaced apart webs; a main member adapted to fit between said lugs, channeled lengthwise of its forward face, while the rear wall is provided with ribs adapted to enter between the spaced apart webs of said lugs, the inner faces of the top and bottom walls of the member at predetermined points having shoulders; a complementary member channeled on one longitudinal side and adapted to fit into the channeled side of the first member and to seat against said shoulders; the two members having interengaging portions whereby movement of the complementary member lengthwise of the main member is prevented; and means whereby both members are held between said lugs.

6. A brake hanger retainer comprising, in combination with a truck frame having vertically spaced lugs; a main member adapted to fit between said lugs, said member having portions adapted to prevent longitudinal movement of the member, while the forward face is channeled lengthwise of the member; the inner faces of the top and bottom walls of the member forward of the rear wall being off-set vertically; a complementary member channeled on one longitudinal side and adapted to enter the channeled side of the main member; and means whereby movement of the complementary member lengthwise Of the main member is prevented.

VICTOR H. HARBERT. 

